Crime & Safety
Police Blotter Nov. 30: Condo Door Found Glued Shut; Evanston Man Hit With Forgery Charge
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The following items are taken from the Evanston Police Department. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. The arrested person is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
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Forgery
An Evanston man was charged with forgery after a pair of police officers who knew him spotted him walking to his car on Thanksgiving. Peter E. Baumgartner, 47, was arrested at 12:45 p.m. on Nov. 24 on the 600 block of Forest Avenue. Police said he had an outstanding warrant for forgery from earlier this year. His court date is set for Dec. 22.
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Vandalism
The back door of a condominium was glued and nailed shut between 9:30 a.m. on Thursday and 9:30 a.m. on Sunday on the 600 block of Sheridan Square.
Someone broke out the rear window, the driver-side window and a side-view mirror of a 1998 Mercury between 10:30 p.m. and 10:51 p.m. on Monday on the 1700 block of Greenleaf Street.
A house was egged and a window was broken out between 6 p.m. on Nov. 23 and 11:35 a.m. on Friday on the 3200 block of Otto Lane.
Gang graffiti was sprayed on an auto repair shop on the 1900 block of Greenleaf Street between 9 p.m. on Monday and 8:20 a.m. on Tuesday.
Graffiti was found on an office building on the 800 block of Davis Street at 12:01 p.m. on Tuesday.
Graffiti was sprayed in James Park on the 300 block of Dodge Avenue between 10:30 a.m. on Nov. 23 and 10:11 a.m. on Monday.
Burglary
A burglar broke into a garage and stole a battery charger and a red, 26-inch snow blower between 5 p.m. on Nov. 18 and 1 a.m. on Tuesday on the 1500 block of Dobson Street.
Theft
A man stole a pit bull from an acquaintance on the 300 block of Howard Street at 5:08 p.m. on Tuesday.
A license plate was reportedly stolen off a 2005 Suzuki between June 12 and Sept. 21 on the corner of Oak Avenue and Davis Street.
Arrest Warrant
Toni R. Kirksey, 47, of Evanston was arrested on a warrant at 9:58 a.m. on Saturday on the 300 block of Howard Street.
Driving without a License
Jose M. Ortega, 32, of Chicago was arrested and charged with driving without a valid license at 11:38 p.m. on Monday on the 7500 block of North Damen Avenue in Chicago. His court date is set for Dec. 27.
